Pantoja vs. Asakura live updates, results of every fight

UFC 310 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results. The event (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,

In the headliner, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) puts his title on the line against promotional debutant Kai Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The co-feature is a welterweight title eliminator between Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Ian Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC).

Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+, and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view (via ESPN+).

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

UFC 310 results

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura – for flyweight title
• Ian Machado Garry vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
• Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
• Kron Gracie vs. Bryce Mitchell
• Dooho Choi vs. Nate Landwehr

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)

• Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith
• Themba Gorimbo vs. Vicente Luque
• Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Bryan Battle vs. Randy Brown

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

• Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 4:51
• Joshua Van def. Cody Durden via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
• Michael Chiesa def. Max Griffin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:53
• Chase Hooper def. Clay Guida via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:41
• Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Lukasz Brzeski via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:51

Bryan Battle vs. Randy Brown

Round 1 – Brown takes the center of the cage. Nice combo by Brown. Battle is now walking foward. Oh! Nasty body shot by Brown! Battle lands a right, shoots and comes up short on the takedown. Clean combo connects for Brown. Big right hand connects for Brown! Good chin on Battle. Two minutes left. Battle presses Brown against the cage. Brown hist an excellent throw! He lets Battle back up. Jab by Battle. Battle presses Brown against the cage. Brown reverses the position. And Brown scores a takedown! Good shots from Brown. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Brown.

Round 2 – Battle comes out with pressure. He closes in on Brown, but ends up getting reversed and pressed against the cage. Brown trying to the get the fight to the ground. They break free. Solid. combo by Brown. Now back to the clinch, but this time Battle controls. They break free again. Solid knee by Battle. Battle having a lot more success here. He presses Brown against the cage. They break free. Oh! Brown going off with a nasty combo! Battle presses Brown against the cage. Short shots by Battle. Knees to the body by Battle. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Battle.

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Records: Battle (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Brown (19-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Broadcast: ESPN2
Referee: Keith Peterson
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Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman

Round 1 – Weidman staying on the outside here. Good fake and then connection by Weidman. Both guys testing each other’s rage. Anders presses Weidman against the cage. They break free. Andres catches a leg kick and then connects with a head kick! Weidman is hurt. Anders upping the pressure! An illegal knee to the head lands by Anders. The fight is paused. It resumes a few seconds later. Body kick by Weidman. Oh! Big left by Weidman drops Anders! Weidman follows him to the ground and gets in half guard. Good control here by Weidman. One minute left. Shirt shots by Weidman. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Weidman.

Round 2 – Both connect with straight lefts here. Anders closes the distance and shoots! He presses Weidman against the cage. Guillotine attempt by Weidman! Anders gets out and now he has top position. Ground and pound by Anders! Anders moves to half guard. Big shots by Anders! More shots by Anders! Weidman looks to be in trouble! Nasty elbows by Anders! Weidman getting beat up here. Weidman unable to improve his position. Anders keeps raining down punches! Weidman pushes him off and now Anders hovers over him while standing. Anders gets back on him and continues the punishment. More shots by Anders! It’s over!

Result: Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 4:51
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Records: Anders (17-8 MMA, 9-8 UFC), Weidman (16-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC)
Division: 195-pound contract weight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Mark Smith

Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van

Round 1 – Leg kick by Durden. Van comes back with one of his own. Oh! Big left connects for Durden. Durden shoots and presses Van against the cage. And Durden gets the takedown! Short shots by Durden from the top. Van trying to get back to his feet but unable to. A couple of elbows from bottom by Van. Two minutes left. Van gets back to his feet, but still being controlled against the cage. Van gets free! Nice shot by Durden. Jab by Van! Leg kick by Van. They trade jabs. Final minute. Durden presses Van against the cage. He eats a few elbows while pressing Van. Durden controlling. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Durden.

Round 2 – These two come out firing! Nice combo by Van! Head kick by Van! Jabs by Van! Durden shoots and Van stuffs the takedown! Van putting it on Durden! More shots by Van! Durden is getting beat up here. Uppercut connects for Durden. Van by far with the cleaner striking here. Uppercut by Van! Durden looks exhausted, things are not looking good for him. We’re halfway through the round. Nice body work by Van! Incredible toughness by Durden. He’s taking a beating here and still swinging. Durden’s face is all lumped up and he’s bleeding from his mouth. Final minute. Van with some nasty hooks! What a chin on Durden. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Van.

Round 3 – Van looks like the fresher fighter here. He’s pushing foward and picking apart Durden on the feet. Leg kicks, jabs, hooks, uppercuts. Van is landing it all. Oh! Van stuns Durden. He shoots and then goes to his back after not being able to take down Van. Van lets Durden back up. Durden shoots again and comes up short. Nasty one, two by Van! Oh! Big right hand! And again! Van is looking great. And a counter right by Van stuns Durden! More shots by Van. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Van. Overall 29-28, Van.

Result: Joshua Van def. Cody Durden via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
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Records: Van (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Durden (17-7-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni
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Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin

Round 1 – Jab by Griffin, Griffin pressing the action here. Big left hand by Chiesa and then a takedown! Griffin on his knees by the cage. Chiesa takes Griffin’s back while standing. Griffin with a body triangle. He lets it go and Griffin escapes. Back to striking. One, two by Griffin. Two minutes left. Griffin lands a left hook. Good knee to the body by Chiesa. Oh! Right hand by Griffin! Chiesa shoots and Griffin stuffs it. They get into a sloppy exchange and Chiesa takes the back of Griffin. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Chiesa.

Round 2 –  Chiesa fakes the takedown and lands a jab. Nice connection by Griffin and then a counter by Chiesa. Left hand connects for Chiesa and then presses Griffin against the cage. Griffin escapes and back to striking. Griffin pressing here. Three minutes left. Griffin presses Chiesa against the cage. Griffin just controlling here, not much going on. Two minutes left. They briefly split and back to the clinch. They break away with a little over a minute left. Good combo by Chiesa from short range. Chiesa controlling Griffin by the cage. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Chiesa.

Round 3 – Looks like Griffin needs a finish here. He comes out more aggressive, looking to land big shots. Nice counter by Chiesa. Chiesa gets Griffin to the ground! He takes his back and sinks in the rear-naked choke! It looks tight! It’s over!

Result: Michael Chiesa def. Max Griffin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:53
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Records: Chiesa (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC), Griffin (20-11 MMA, 8-9 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Marc Goddard

Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper

Round 1 – Body kick and then a combo by Hooper. Nice left hand by Hooper. His striking looking on point. Hooper ties up Guida and pushes him against the cage. And Hooper gets the takedown! Guida works his way back to his feet, but gets taken down. He gets up again and gets takedown down once more. Hooker gets his back now. Crazy scrambles! Hooker gets the armbar! There’s the tap!

Result: Chase Hooper def. Clay Guida via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:41
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Records: Hooper (15-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Guida (38-22 MMA, 18-19 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Keith Peterson

Lukasz Brzeski vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

Round 1 – They touch up the gloves and start feeling out the range. Nzechukwu paws out a right hand gauge distance. A two-punch combo connects for Nzechukwu. Brzeski responds with a solid punch. Nzechukwu front kicks to the body. Brzeski charges forward with punches, but Nzechukwu evades well. They trade punches in close, both landing nicely. Nzechukwu gets his leg caught after a kick, but Brzeski lets it go. Nzechukwu frames and steps in with a powerful knee to the body. Nzechukwu continues to press forward looking for openings, and BANG! A clean right hook drops Brzeski! Nzechukwu lands a few more hammerfists and it’s over!

Result: Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Lukasz Brzeski via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:51
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Records: Brzeski (9-6-1 MMA, 1-5 UFC), Nzechukwu (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni

UFC 310 pay-per-view price

The UFC 310 main card is available to ESPN+ subscribers at a cost of $79.99.

UFC 310 odds

Below are the UFC 310 odds for the top three fights at three of the big online sportsbooks.

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura fight odds

• DraftKings: Pantoja -270, Asakura +220
• FanDuel: Pantoja -260, Asakura +215
• BetMGM: Pantoja -275, Asakura +210

Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry fight odds

• DraftKings: Rakhmonov -375, Machado Garry +295
• FanDuel: Rakhmonov -355, Machado Garry +285
• BetMGM: Rakhmonov -450, Machado Garry +340

Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov fight odds

• DraftKings: Gane -380, Volkov +300
• FanDuel: Gane -360, Volkov +290
• BetMGM: Gane -375, Volkov +290

UFC 310 predictions

Find out the MMA Junkie staff picks for every fight by clicking here.

You can also read fight analyst Dan Tom’s in-depth analysis and find out his predictions for Pantoja vs. Asakura and Rakhmonov vs. Machado Garry.

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